Mission in Greece
Mission Greece
Meet the Millers
Listen to this quick message from Mike Miller, our Missionary in Greece.
Ministry
Our New Worship Space
Family Ministry
Take a Tour with Hamilton
Join Hamilton Smith for this quick video tour of our new worship space in Mount Pleasant.
St. Thomas' New Center for Worship and Arts
Does God Comfort Us?
Family Ministry
Kathy’s Testimony
Since so many people suffering from COVID-19 are isolated from family, friends, and clergy, many of you have asked if and how God comforts us if we’re alone. Listen to Kathy Pyle’s testimony of how God comforted her while suffering from cancer.
Kathy Pyle — St Thomas' Family Ministry Coordinator
Finding Motivation in Schoolwork
Student Ministry
A note from Adam Graudin:
Hello all!
In light of these uncertain times and being kept away from our communities of friends, I wanted to share some truths that come from scripture.
I will post an article about a certain topic every week accompanied by an audio of that article as well. You can read and listen along with your student if you please and hopefully that will spark some good, encouraging conversation.
This is a different way of interacting as a church body in this time but my hope is that this will minister to all of you in this crazy time.
Blessings! Adam
Talk Series : Sharif Yacoub
God’s Clinic
Talk Series by Sharif Yacoub
Dear brothers and sisters:
Peace to you all in the name of Jesus Christ. Today we start a new series entitled God’s Clinic. In it we study from Scripture how Jesus Christ deals with our infirmities, whether spiritual, mental or physical.
Dr. Sharif Yacoub
ABOUT SHARIF
Dr. Sharif Yacoub has been actively involved in Christian ministry and teaching his entire life. He founded and leads “The Way” ministry, an online Evangelism and Discipleship ministry to the Middle East. It currently has 700,000 followers on Facebook. He holds a Diploma of Christian Ministry from Trinity School for ministry. He is also a full time Endocrinologist at Roper Hospital. He is married to Elena and has 2 daughters and a step-son.
Using the Bible in Ministry + Mission
The Biblical Foundation of Understanding Christ
Post Seminar Project, Hamilton Smith, May 16, 2017
I find a deep mine of comfort in this thought, that Jesus is perfect Man no less than perfect God. He in whom I am told by Scripture to trust is not only a great High Priest, but a feeling High Priest. He is not only a powerful Saviour, but a sympathizing Saviour, He is not only the Son of God, mighty to save, but the Son of man, able to feel.
This excerpt from J.C. Ryle’s sermon The Ruler of the Waves sets forth an element of Christology that is easily overlooked: Jesus the sympathizing Saviour. Ryle points out His sympathy is only possible because he was fully Man as well as fully God. The pastoral importance of Christ’s full humanity is clearly seen in the atonement, but Ryle brings this different pastoral benefit of Christ’s humanity to our attention. Why is this important? Not only does a sympathetic Christ provide a “deep mine of comfort” to suffering believers, but I argue that this truth can also be used as an evangelistic tool to those who do not believe.
In order to prove this point, I will begin by exegeting the key passages from Hebrews (2:16-18; 4:15-5:3) as they are the foundational scriptures for this Christology. In this first section, I will show the Biblical foundation for understanding Christ as one who sympathizes with us, and I will expound the core texts by showing the multiple dimensions of this sympathy. Moving from this direct textual interpretation method, I will then show how Christ fulfills the Old Testament office of the High Priest by being the sympathetic man that office has always required. I will conclude with a short application of how this truth could be an effective method of evangelism.
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